Shen Mengxi packed his luggage and prepared to leave Cambridge Town the day after the divorce and take the train to London.

Mrs. Jones was very sad and regretfully kept muttering, "Why, why?" Two such good people, why separate? ”

Mrs. Jones's daughter, Mary, hugged Shen Mengxi goodbye, and inadvertently, Shen Mengxi found a lock of red hair under her headscarf, and couldn't help but praise: "Wow! It's beautiful! ”

Mary arranged the headscarf with her hands in a panic, and Shen Mengxi realized that she was abrupt, remembering that Mary never seemed to go out and never took off her headscarf, it turned out that she was hiding her red hair.

"I'm sorry, Mary, I really like to say that, and I don't mean it. Please forgive me! ”

Ten-year-old Mary fled back to her room in a panic, and finally did not take a step out of the house.

Xu Shizhe told her: "Red-haired people are unlucky in England, more unlucky than meeting them on Friday and the 13th, because Judas who betrayed Jesus is red-haired, and red-haired people have many characteristics that are different from others, and some people also have body odor, so red-haired people are very excluded in Britain. Don't mind Mary, blame me for not telling you. ”

Shen Mengxi shook his head and said that he would not mind, but was worried that he had hurt Mary. She found two fine silk scarves and gave them to Mrs. Jones to give to Mary as a sign of her apology.

Mrs. Jones accepted the gift and wished Shen Mengxi a safe journey.

The coachman loaded all the luggage into the carriage, and Xu Shizhe's expression was filled with the joy of relief and the longing of a new life. He completely forgot to think about the danger of a single young woman going out alone, just standing under the car, looking left and right, not knowing what was going on in his head, and with an inexplicable smile.

Shen Mengxi couldn't help but bully him for the first time to write poetry, and said stimulatingly: "Facing the sea, spring flowers are blooming!" ”

Seeing that Xu Shizhe's face had turned gray again, he was in a good mood, laughing, and his hat almost fell off.

She shouted to the driver, "Go!" ”

The carriage left in response, and Shen Mengxi never looked back.

Out of Mrs. Jones's street, across two streets, the carriage went to pick up two other passengers bound for London, a young couple whose husband was a student at Cambridge, who had a lot of luggage, and who seemed to have graduated or taken a leave of absence. The two kept arguing along the way, which made Shen Mengxi very irritable.

Arriving at the train station, Shen Mengxi spent two pennies to hire someone to carry the luggage into the waiting room, and then onto the train, and when she left the station in London, she was just a small suitcase in her hand.

At this time, London, with a population of more than 6 million, is the largest city in the world, with wide streets and majestic Gothic spire buildings. The streets, with cars, carriages and pedestrians, are mixed and busy.

The men wore suits, the women wore long skirts and high heels, and the fashionable ladies wore short skirts above and below the knees, black stockings on the calves, and the tops had the simplicity and brightness of the men's tendency, which impressed Shen Mengxi.

Instead of rushing to find a place to live, she took the Underground through the city, the London Underground, the arched tunnels, the white tiles, the big ventilation ducts, the old trains. Shen Mengxi watched it with relish and sat with interest.

Spent three days looking at Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Buckingham Palace and the British Museum.

At this time, the industrial revolution in Britain has been going on for more than half a century, the industry is developed, Shen Mengxi wanted to study industrial manufacturing, but consulted several well-known universities, many majors do not accept women, she can only learn painting, music and the like.

was hesitating, her second brother Zhang Jiasen came to find her, and it had been half a month since she signed the divorce.

Zhang Jiasen, 35 years old, with a dignified appearance and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, looked at her angrily at the moment and asked her why she divorced without permission.

Shen Mengxi suddenly felt a little cold, she subconsciously lowered her face and raised her chin. This move surprised Zhang Jiasen a lot, in all his memories, he had never seen his sister move like this.

"You are a young woman, don't you know how dangerous it is to be alone?" He slowed his tone.

"The husband you picked for me, why did you say I got divorced? He won't send me, you want me to kowtow to him, send me to France to find you? Shen Mengxi asked in a deep voice. Her voice at the moment is no longer as deep as Meng Fanxi's, and no matter how much she controls it, it is a little weak.

Zhang Jiasen's face suddenly swelled red, and he was embarrassed. The brother-in-law was indeed found by him and his fourth brother, and he was both ashamed and angry. My sister must have been stimulated by the divorce to become bitter.

"Come with me to France, my mother will not be able to sleep when she knows that you are alone in London." He softened his tone and persuaded his sister to go with him.

"How did you find me?"

"It was rumored in the international student circle that Xu Shizhe was divorced, and it seemed to be reported in China, so I immediately went to Cambridge to find him, and he showed me your divorce agreement, saying that you went to London. I'll look for you in hotels and inns when I get to London. ”

"Didn't you hit him?"

Zhang Jiasen is a stalk. He really didn't fight, and he didn't think about it. Looking at his sister's disappointed and sharp eyes, Zhang Jiasen was a little overwhelmed.

"At the beginning, you thought he was talented, and his father also thought that our family could take advantage of it, so you hit it off and decided my fate! Now, I have become the first person in the new type of divorce, and I have become feudal dross, are you satisfied? ”

Zhang Jialin's face turned blue when she was squeezed, and she didn't wait to refute it, Shen Mengxi said again: "If I don't go with you, I'll be in London!" You let them sell all my dowry and exchange it for pounds to send to me, and the water spilled by the married daughter, and you will not care about me in the future. ”

This time Zhang Jiasen was really angry, "You look like this, no wonder Shizhe wants to divorce you!" ”

Shen Mengxi laughed angrily. The sympathy between men during this period was something she could not understand. At the same time, she also realized that Xu Shizhe does have a good reputation and popularity, and many people appreciate him, and he seems to be kind and kind to everyone except Zhang Jiayu, and gets along very well. So does he hate Zhang Jiayu as a person, or resists the marriage arranged by his parents, or takes rebellion against his parents as the first step of maturity.

"It's because of the divorce that it became like this!" Shen Mengxi said coldly.

"Your eyes say that you hate me, Seventh Sister, you actually hate me! You don't remember how your six brothers hurt you when you were a child, your mother bound your feet, and how I stopped her! I said, if no one marries you, I will take care of you for the rest of your life! Now, I heard that you are divorced, and the second brother will come to you immediately, for fear that something will happen to you, don't say such heartless words to chill my heart! Zhang Jiasen, who has always had a gentle personality, trembled with anger.

Zhang Jiayu's memories gradually came up, and two tears flowed uncontrollably, Shen Mengxi wiped away the tears with her fingertips, and stubbornly didn't speak, in fact, she just wanted to get rid of this circle, get rid of this family, and live her own life.

Zhang Jiasen saw that he took out a plaid handkerchief and stuffed it into her hand, "When are you so vulgar, you don't even need a handkerchief, be obedient, let's go with the second brother." Without saying anything, she picked up her suitcase, stuffed her things indiscriminately, and left.

Shen Mengxi, who knew that he couldn't escape, had no choice but to follow Zhang Jiasen to France.

At the train station, I met two people.

One was Mr. Wilson, who also went to France, saying it was a business matter. Knowing that the person next to Shen Mengxi was her second brother, Wilson immediately shook hands warmly and talked to Zhang Jiasen in Chinese, and within a few minutes, the two talked happily like old friends who had known each other for many years. Shen Mengxi had to admire the businessman's communication skills.

Shen Mengxi looked around boredly, and suddenly saw a familiar face.

It was the face of a girl who was several times more beautiful than in the black and white photo, and the eighteen-year-old Lin Huiya had an outstanding temperament and a slender and petite figure. Shen Mengxi has always admired her, and the husband and wife's contributions to Chinese architecture are indelible.

Thinking of this, Lin Huiya had already walked over with her father.

Lin Changkong greeted Zhang Jiasen and shook hands, Lin Huiya nodded to them, and Shen Mengxi also nodded in return. Zhang Jiasen introduced Wilson to Lin Changkong and Lin Huiya.

Looking at Lin Changkong's deep eyes and thick beard, Shen Mengxi suddenly remembered the love letter and almost laughed on the spot. However, when I thought of the fact that this person had issued a "Diplomatic Alert to the People", he bravely exposed to the people the decision of the Paris Peace Conference on the transfer of Shandong to the joint administration of the five countries, and issued "Jiaozhou is dead, Shandong is dead, and the country is not a country." and soon after, there was no longer a heart to laugh.

Lin Changkong and Zhang Jiasen have known each other for a long time, and of course they know that this Zhang Jiayu is his ex-wife who has forgotten Xu Shizhe, and he also knows that the main reason for Xu Shizhe's divorce is to pursue his daughter.

He rejected Xu Shizhe on behalf of his daughter, took her on a trip to Europe, and he advocated that girls should be educated like boys. On this visit to Europe, he specially brought his daughter to let her broaden her knowledge and also let her understand her ambitions. And break away from the tedious life of the family, broaden your horizons, and have the insight and ability to improve society. is not like her biological mother, who has been confined to the back house all her life.

Lin Huiya was also looking at Zhang Jiayu quietly at this time, only to see that she was wearing the most fashionable skirt in London and a wide-brimmed hat, standing beside her brother, without any restraint, but staring at her father thoughtfully.

Is this Shizhe's wife? She's not rustic. Lin Huiya had such doubts.

Zhang Jiasen didn't know the real reason for Xu Shizhe's divorce, and he didn't know that everyone labeled his sister as rustic, he only thought that he was rebelling against the old-style marriage and reforming society. I admired Mr. Lin for a long time, and it was difficult to meet someone to talk to in Europe, so I pulled Lin Changkong to talk endlessly.

Lin Changkong was a little uncomfortable under Shen Mengxi's gaze, and he took his daughter away after talking for a while on the grounds that he was tired from the journey and wanted to return to his place of residence. Zhang Jiasen was even more sorry to learn that their father and daughter would return to China soon.

"Does the second brother appreciate Mr. Lin very much?"

"Yes!" Zhang Jiasen nodded deeply.

"Do you also admire his daughter?"

"What nonsense?" Zhang Jiasen glanced at Wilson and said angrily.

"Xu Shizhe likes his daughter very much, so he wants to divorce me, and he said that if he doesn't divorce, Lin Huiya will return to China." Shen Mengxi shrugged his shoulders and said.

Zhang Jiasen was shocked, turned his head sharply to look at the direction where the Lin father and daughter left, and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Wilson stood aside a little embarrassed, Shen Mengxi didn't care, sooner or later he would know, there was probably already an uproar in China.

Zhang Jiasen stopped talking, and looked at the seventh sister with a complicated expression, "He didn't want Lin Huiya to be a concubine, so he divorced you!" ”

"I don't know." I don't care.

"Aren't you sad?"

"No, anyway, the second brother will raise me!" Shen Mengxi looked at Zhang Jiasen playfully, glared and warned: "You are not allowed to go back!" ”